Want to get your take. New phone lines for you today. We fourth line this morning for Law Enforcement. How to rebuild trust between police and communities. You can also weigh in on social. Edia here is a little bit from president obama yesterday at the white house. Talking about this issue of trust. [video clip] distrust between too Many Police Departments and too many communities of color. That in a country where one of our basic principles is equality under the individuals,many particularly young people of color, do not feel as if they are being treated fairly. When any part of the American Family does not feel like it is being treated fairly, that is a problem for all of us, not just a problem for some, not just a problem for a particular community or demographic. It means we are not as strong as a country as we can be. It means we are not as effective at fighting crime as we can be. As a consequence of what i have been able to do today, thanks to ,xcellent work by eric holder proce
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center (Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons)
Chicago’s oldest hospital, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1852 and the first Catholic hospital in the nation to partner with a medical school, may soon be relegated to history. Citing years of struggling finances, changes in health care and the lack of support from government leaders, Trinity Health announced earlier this year that the 412-bed hospital located in a predominantly Black Chicago neighborhood would close early next year.
A group of neighborhood activists are trying to convince the Catholic health system that runs Mercy Hospital and state lawmakers to save the storied institution, saying that closing a hospital in an underserved community during a pandemic is unconscionable and calling its survival a matter of racial justice. On Tuesday, Dec. 16, a state commission rejected Mercy’s application to close, giving at least temporary hope to community members who want to see the institution r